How do people start to treat Jonas now that he is the new Receiver?
What do you think might have happened to the female Receiver?
Why is Jonas puzzled by the rules he was given for training?
If the community believes that everyone must use precise language because it is important to be truthful in the society, what could be the reasons behind Jonas’s rules?
Do you think other members of the community might lie? Explain your thinking.
Chapter 10
What does Jonas find strange about the Receiver’s dwelling?
Why is The Giver allowed to have many books while the other members of the community are only allowed three? How are books and memory related?
How does The Receiver transmit memories to Jonas?
Why do you think Jonas doesn’t know what the words sled, snow, and downhill mean?
Why does Jonas have no concept of pain? How would your life be different if you had never experienced pain?
Chapter 11
Why do you think Jonas must experience the memories rather than just hear about them?
Why do you think The Receiver was a little sad after the first day of training?
Why does The Giver say “to have memories is a burden”? How does it ease the burden of the Giver to transmit memories to Jonas.
Why do you think Jonas’s world eliminated sun, hills, and snow?
In what ways do we preserve memories in our society?
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11